SPANISH URBAN DESTINATIONS LOST PROFIT IN 2013

Richard Moor -
The recovery of foreign tourist demand propelled the profitability of coastal tourist destinations in 2013, especially in the Balearic and Canary Islands, opposite the drop recorded in a large majorit ...

AMERICAN EXPRESS SETTING UP JOINT VENTURE FOR CORPORATE TRAVEL

Samuel Dorsi -
American Express will create a 'joint venture' for its corporate trip division, Global Business Travel (GBT), of which it will control 50%, thanks to the agreement closed by Certares among the group o ...

EUROPEAN TRAVELERS CHOOSE ASIA FOR ITS HOTEL PRICES

Sara Thopson -
European travelers leaned toward Asia with its attractive hotel prices in 2013, according to the most recent Hotel Price Index published by Hotels.com, which indicates that the average price paid by t ...

HONDURAS HOPES TO HAVE A GOOD YEAR IN TOURISM

Sara Thopson -
The Honduran president, Juan Orlando Hernandez, expressed hopes that tourism generate some 800 million dollars this year, 100 million dollars more than that recorded in 2013. ...

EU WANTS TO RESTRICT THE RIGHTS OF AIR PASSANGERS

Vanderlei J. Pollack -
The governments of the EU Member States currently want to massively restrict the rights of air passengers in the event of delays and cancellations. According to the current bill of the Greek Council P ...